Opposition political parties in South Korea have called on president Yoon Suk-yeol to resign or face impeachment after declaring martial law in response to North Korean aggression.
The presidents’ declaration sparked outrage in the country’s political landscape with opposition and other self-centered politicians from the ruling party condemning it.
The Seol Parliament is in received of motion moved by six opposition parties to impeach President Yoon over his short-lived declaration of martial law.
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“We’ve submitted an impeachment motion prepared urgently,” representatives for the parties, said at a news conference.
Under South Korea’s constitution, the support of two-thirds of the 300-member National Assembly is required to impeach a sitting president.
The Democratic Party, minor opposition parties and independents have a combined 192 seats, meaning they would need the support of at least eight members of Yoon’s People Power Party to pass the motion.
If the National Assembly votes to impeach Yoon, he will be temporarily stripped of his presidential authority will the Constitutional Court considers his fate.
If at least six of the court’s nine judges to vote to uphold the impeachment, Yoon will be removed from office.
In the meantime, a massive resignation is expected to hit Yoon government with many of his central government dismayed by the declaration.
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South Korean media outlets have reported the president has already suspended the law barely 6 hours after imposing it.
Yoon in a statement said he was forced to issue the order “to defend the free Republic of Korea from the threats of North Korean communist forces”.
He accused the political opposition of “paralysing” his government and “undermining” the constitutional order.
Meanwhile, European countries nearly all of them NATO members said they are monitoring the development closely.
Several countries have issued travel advisories in the wake of President Yoon’s short-lived declaration of martial law.
While Yoon rescinded the declaration about six hours after it was issued following a unanimous vote in the National Assembly, protests continue around the parliament and the situation remains volatile, according to diplomatic officials.
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The US, UK, Japan, Singapore, Japan and Ukraine have all advised their citizens to follow the advice of local authorities and avoid protest areas.
The United States department of state said “The situation remains fluid as even peaceful protests can escalate into confrontational or violent situations.”